And in California, if the abalone caught is more than 22 cm. People call it a medal-level red abalone. If an abalone is more than 25 cm, people call it a beast-level red abalone. Such a big abalone belongs to the best of abalone. It takes more than a dozen people to finish such a big abalone, so you can imagine how big it is! It's not the same as the abalone we usually see!
Also, when we go to eat seafood, waiters always ask: How many abalones do you want? He doesn't mean how many abalones are the same color, but he means how big the abalones are. However, in daily life, we rarely see very big abalones, usually just one abalone. A abalone is very common in the market. It's all farmed. In fact, it doesn't mean that the more heads, the more delicious abalone will be. The cooking method is ready, and the small abalone is also delicious!
Most of the abalones we can buy are similar to the size of our palms, but compared with the world's largest abalone, this kind of abalone is really too small. The largest abalone in the world, its appearance is very big, and the meat inside is very tight and elastic. The world's largest red abalone in California, about 15 people enjoy it, and they can't finish eating it!
Later, due to a large number of people fishing for California red abalone, the number of this abalone has also dropped significantly. Even if abalone grows fast, it can't keep us humans from eating fast. So there is a law in America. There are strict regulations on the quantity and size of abalone caught, especially small abalone can not be caught, and after it is caught, it must be released!